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Date Announced
Oct. 1, 2020DOS announces that certain business travelers, investors, treaty traders, academics, students, and journalists from the Schengen Area, the United Kingdom, and Ireland may qualify for National Interest Exceptions under Presidential Proclamations 9993 (Schengen Area) and 9996 (United Kingdom and Ireland). [ID #1071]
See Biden administration action below.
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Biden Administration Action
April 8, 2021This Biden administration action modifies the Trump-era policy identified in this entry.
On April 8, 2021, the State Department announced that immigrants, fiancé(e) visa holders, certain exchange visitors, and pilots and aircrew traveling to the United States for training or aircraft pickup, delivery, or maintenance are eligible for National Interest Exceptions to the geographic COVID Presidential Proclamations (9984, 9992, and 10143).
Updates to National Interest Exceptions for Regional COVID Proclamations
Status:
Final/Actual
Type of Action:
Agency Directive
Subject Matter:
Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based
Non-Immigrant Visas: Student
Non-Immigrant Visas: Visitor
Agencies Affected:
Bureau of Consular Affairs